The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-27

anu early spring.
Ahere are two plants that will meet your de-
mands; Burr clover and Schrader's rescue
grass (broWn's unialoides). They are both
ANIMALS, and have TO be seeded down In au-
tuinn-out with proper management will seed
themselves indefinitely. The burr clover is q
hatlVe OF southern Europe, but found its way
10 South America, and thence to California,
ana thence eastward, so that it is frequently
caiiea Cailiofnia clover. 1t grows rapidly ia
early spring, blooms, natures seed and dies bv
May. II grazed or moved up to middle of
April. and then left to itself, it will mature
seed enough to reset itself the next autumn
Tho ground should be rich No valuable
plant will make rapid growth in cool weather
on poor land
Schradcr's rescue grass seems to be
a native of America, has been extensively
cultivated in Australia and is sometimes
called Australian Oats'-the seed being
quite large. This is a very popular grass in
Iexas and Louisiana, and sparingly cultivated
elsewhere in the southern states. It is better
adapted to the lower portion of the cotton belt
IMAM the middle Or northern portions, though
we nave seen it growing finely in the vicinity
OF Atlanta on very rick land. If you will sow
this grass on rich land we think it will meet
your wants very admirably. lii your locality
the summer grasses afford good grazing by the
middle OF April, and if the S5chrader is left I'M
disturbed after that date, it will mature seed.
when young this grass is very sweet and ten
der; as it gets old it loses these qualities, and
is not then relished by stock. AS the seed are
large as much rs two bushels should be sown
on an acre. In your mild climate, both barley
and rye might be adyantageously used for the
purpose you indicate. We are now cutting
green barley every day for stock as far north
as Athens. Rich ground and early sowing is
the secret 1t is very hard on stock to keep
them entirely on dry food from October to May;
there is no necessity for it. There are not
more than three months in mdwinter when
stock need be cut off from a fair supply of
green food.
W.T.. n. Rutledge, Ca What is the matter
WITH and what viii cure hogs, that dance up and
down Oh their hind legs and after few minutes
lie or fall down There are several in this neigh
borhood affected thus
1t is probably some affection of the spinal
cord in the region OF the loin Or hip. The
nerves which regulate the muscular action in
the hind legs come out from the spine at the
point mentioned, and any disease or trouble in
the spine at that point causes Irregular muscu-
lar action. Stringhalt in horse is an illustra-
ton. Trouble in the spine may originate in
the spinal cord itself, or may begin in organs
near to it and be transferred to it. Disease of
the kidney, for instance, may thus affect the
spine. In any case counter-irritation along
the back in the region of the loins is indi-
Gated. Rub we'll with strong turpentine
ointment. AS kidney troubles often come
from worms, it would be well also to give
teaspoonfal of turpentine to each animal every
other day for week or two.
Subscriber, Verona, Miss: I have eight or ten
acres of bottom land that wish to cow in clover.
1t VIII make fifteen twenty bushels corn per acre
Was n peas this year, broadcast, and moved for
hay. DO you suppose could get catch without
fertilizing? If not, what kind would you suggest,
and how much per acre? Ny idea Is to sow early i'll
February or March, and after the clover is up give
it dressing of cotton-seed meal to enable the
young clover TO get the first drought, when it
will be deeply rooted The land is little inclined to
be sandy but same kind of land here brings fine
clover " hen rich. :
1t would be safer to apply some manure be-
fore sowing the clover. When clover first
comes up. it is quite delicate and very de-
pendent upon the immediate surface soil for
its food. The small seed contain very little
nourishment for the seeding it must forage at
once upon outside sources. Now sandy soil
does not hold plant food very well. The lat
ter tends to sink down in it. Hence the sur
face is urually poorer even than the lower soil.
Making the surface soil rich is the first step,
therefore, toward starting crop of clover.
After its long roots have had time to descend
and tap the subsoil it is more independent of
the surface soil. If sown with grass it can
then give up the surface soil to the shallow
rooted grass, and draw its supplies from the
Cal
dressing of cotton seed meal will be too late
to assist the young plants in Their first strug-
gle for existence. Let the food be in the soil
before hand and ready for the first root that
that comes out. The young plant will thus
start out strong and vigorous, Will send its
roots cut promptly, and reach the subsoil and
become well established before the heat of
summer. 4 dressing of cotton seed meal,
narrowed in some weeks before, instead of
after. the sowing of the clover would be pro-
per. 1t will need little time to rot and yield
up its food contents, 1t will 60 this better
covered up in the soil than if exposed on the
surface. Ii you can get some ashes apply them
to the land before sowig the clover. There is
no better manure for clover than ashes.
Twenty to fifty bushels to an acre may be APP
Piled If you cannot get ashes apply one
hundred pounds of kainit per acre with the
meal. AS stated before, apply all some weeks
in advance of sowing the clover, and harrow
in we'll. After the clover shows its third Leaf
top dress with plaster, one hundred pounds
per acre. This sometimes produces wonder
fully good effects; sometimes it disappoints.
You NAV be able to learn from some of your
neighbors whether it produces good results on
same kind of land.
SIS, Silver City, Ca l. have an open woods
lot and wish to SOW grasses for pasture. 1t has
rich, black, sandy SOIL with red clay subsoil. aim
to SOW in orchard grass and would like to mix some
o.her grass or clover with it. What DO you think
would be best. and in what proportion should the
seed be miXedl
. How should the land be prepared, and when
sowed? should oats be sown with grasses?
8. viii it pay TO raise chulas for hogs?
LIST. In sowing grasses for hay, ii is impor-
tant TO put together those that mature or ripen
at the same time. All are then ready to
cut. when one is. But for grazing purposes,
varieties that mature in succession are prefera
bic. When the most forward is about exhaust
ed, another is at its prime, and thus continuous
grazing is secured Another principle comes
in plant of one variety interferes with its
fellow Of the same kind more than with one
Of a different variety Two different grasses
occupying the same area will pro-
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